Task 3 [recovered]
- 1. Task 3 BY CONNOR HARPER AND JACK BAZANT
- 2. Pre- production information In May 2013, it was confirmed that Episode VII would be filmed in the United Kingdom. Representatives from Lucas film met with chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne to agree to produce Episode VII in the UK. Osborne also committed £25 million ($37 million) of public money towards the film, claiming it was a boost for British culture and the film industry. In October 2013, other crew members were confirmed, including sound designer Ben Burtt, director of photography Daniel Mindel, production designers Rich Carter and Darren Gilford, costume designer Michael Kaplan, special effects supervisor Chris Corbould, re-recording mixer Gary Rhdstrom, supervising sound editor Matthew Wood, visual effects supervisor Roger Guyett, and executive producers Tommy Harper and Jason McGatlin.
- 4. Historical content Before Star Wars the force awakens there have been 6 other Star wars films produced before it. This shows that Star wars is a very successful franchise as it has a big enough audience and income which has meant 7 films have been able to be made and with the force awakens making $1.871 billion on box office release it shows that Star wars is still hugely watch and adored by many people. Also over the years the star wars films have been made into different games and formats like the first person shooters like ‘Star Wars battle front’ and platform games like ‘Lego star wars’.
- 5. General factors Release data in the UK- December 17, 2015 Release date in the US- December 18, 2015 Production company- Wait Disney Director- J.J. Abrams Cast- Harrison Ford as Han Solo: Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker: Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa: Adam Driver as Kylo Ren: Daisy Ridley as Rey: John Boyega as Finn: Anthony Daniels as C-3PO: Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca: Budget the budget for the film was $200 million and made $247 million on the opening weekend which means they have made an extensive profit in only a couple of days. The total gross for the film was $896 million.
- 6. Institution The producers of the film: J.J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy and Bryan Burk The distributer of the film: Wait Disney pictures( which is in the big six) and Wait Disney Studios motion pictures These company's have disrupted many other films due to them owning loads of other company's like Marvel Studios, which means Wait Disney have distributed all of the Avenger films and other comic book films. Also Wait Disney have produced and distributed many programmes like Micky mouse and other Disney character programmes which appeals to a young audience.
- 7. Production Development: J. J. Abrams was named director in January 2013, with Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg as project consultants. Arndt worked on the script for eight months, but said he needed 18 more, which was more time than Disney or Abrams could give him. The production announced Arndt's exit from the project on October 24, 2013, and Kasdan and Abrams took over script duties. Abrams expressed relief that the release date was announced for December 2015 instead of a previously discussed summer release. He and Kasdan planned the story while walking in Santa Monica, New York City, Paris and London. The first draft was completed in six weeks. Abrams said that the key for the film was to return to the roots of the first Star Wars film and be based more on emotion than explanation. In January 2014, Abrams confirmed that the script was complete. Casting: J. J. Abrams was named director in January 2013, with Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg as project consultants. On April 29, 2014, the cast was announced with a photo of the first table read of the script at Pinewood Studios near London, picturing director Abrams with Ford, Ridley, Fisher, Peter Mayhew, producer Bryan Burk, Lucasfilm president and producer Kathleen Kennedy, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Hamill, Serkis, Oscar Isaac, Boyega, Driver, and writer Lawrence Kasdan. The announcement was originally planned for May 4 (Star Wars Day), but was announced early because of fears of media leaks. In June, Harrison Ford fractured his leg while filming at Pinewood after a hydraulic door on the Millennium Falcon set fell on him, and was taken to a hospital. Filming: The official announcement came in March, when Disney and Lucasfilm announced that principal photography would commence in May and be based at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England. That month, it was revealed that pre-production filming would be taking place in Iceland prior to the start of official filming in May, consisting of landscape shots which would be used for scenery in the film. In April, Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn confirmed that filming had begun, filming in secret in the U.A.E. emirate of Abu Dhabi by a second- unit
- 9. Box office: As of February 9, 2016, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has grossed $907.4 million in North America and $1.104 billion in other territories for a worldwide total of $2.012 billion, against a budget of $200 million. The film is currently the highest- grossing release of 2015, the highest-grossing film released by Walt Disney Studios, the highest-ever grossing film in North America, and the third-highest-grossing film of all time. It was the 24th film in cinematic history to surpass $1 billion worldwide, standing as the fastest film to surpass the mark, doing so in 12 days. It was the third film in history to surpass $2 billion worldwide, doing so in its 53rd day of release.
- 10. Merchandising Merchandise are goods bought and sold that promote something. There is a large variety of merchandise available for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Some of these are… • Mugs/cups • Light sabres • Figurines • Clothing/fancy dress • A video game Merchandise is good because its good at getting the name of the film in lots of different locations were your target market are. Effective merchandising can have a positive effect on sales which will increase the amount of money the film makes.
- 11. Exhibition Release Dates •December 14, 2015 (Los Angeles premiere) •December 18, 2015 (United States) On its opening day, the film grossed $119.1 million from 14,300 screens, marking the biggest single and opening day record and the first time a film has earned more than $100 million in a single day. Internationally, the film was released in over 30,000 screens. In North America, it had the widest release of December across 4,134 theatres of which 3,300 were 3D locations, a record 392 IMAX screens. Worldwide, it was be released across 940 IMAX theatres, a new record. Star wars the force awakens was first released on the 17th of December which is just before Christmas and during the Christmas holidays. This is because it means that more people are able and will see the film as everyone wont be at school so their parents would be tempted to take them. When this film was released there was no other major films coming out at the time which meant star wars had no contenders. This is one of the reasons for its major success.
- 12. ALSO THIS FILM IS BETTER THAN THE OTHERS